UNC basketball target commits to Big Ten school without visiting

A four-star recruit that had UNC in his final five pulled a 180 and committed to a school he hasn’t even visited.

North Carolina’s Class of 2025 recruiting series has been rough. They only have two recruits committed from the class, Isaiah Dennis and Derek Dixon.

Both of them are four-star guards, the No. 47 and No. 51 ranked players in the Class of 2025. The most recent prospect that the Tar Heels had on their watch list, and similarly, the player had North Carolina in their final grouping, was four-star, 6-foot-10 forward Niko Bundalo.

Bundalo is the No. 31 ranked player in the class, the No. 8 ranked forward, and the No. 5 ranked player from California. Currently, he is a member of the Prolific Prep squad based in Napa, California.

Bundalo had taken all of his visits and narrowed his top four schools down to Michigan State, Ohio State, UConn, and North Carolina.

However, Niko made his decision this week and chose not to commit to the University of North Carolina. Instead, he chose Washington, a school that wasn’t in his final four, nor did he ever visit.

According to Jeff Borzello from ESPN, Bundalo had this to say about the decision.

I thought I was finished with my recruitment when I narrowed my list to a final four. Then schools got commitments, and I was not ready and then the season started, so I had to start over. When Washington heard I was reopening my commitment, they jumped right in, and they have been great.

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